Bottle opener with skirt deforming means



Jan. 6, 1953 R. DRElr-:R

BOTTLE OPENER WITH SKIRT DEFORMING MEANS Filed July 31, 1948 4liiil A *lig/[111111111114 the removal of 'the vremoval of said cap Vwill vbe apparent from the they parts of the therein immediatelyY prior yopener 'to remov'ethe 'ing outwardly therefrom.

`slirliace l5 .such as .comprises two sides "18'y and Patented Jan. 6, 1953 Dreier, chiizlgonlu Application jJiily 31, 1948,Seri`al' No. "$13130A ql-yglaims. (Cl. Sil-f3.3)

This invention relates 'to bottle openers and more particularly to a' bottle lopener for Vremoving from bottles, caps of the Lwell-known--crown ty sa1d`caps afdeforming force,

Affurther object of the invention -i-s to provide in a bottle opener l`for4| pinching la bottle cap between opposingr movable parts to therebyd'eform said-cap 'and cause said cap from saidfbottle. ASti1l-another object of the invention is-to Vpro- 'videina bottle'opener ofthe abovedescription an improved means forholding a bottle cap` while defer-ming lforce is applied Vthereto rior causing from a bottle.

lOther objects and advantages of the invention following description the accompanying draw-ing, in

which: l

Fig. 'l isa perspective View ofa bottle-opener YoiY lmy inventionv showing the vsamev mounted 3 1above areceptacle for vreceivingl bottle=capsawhich I4may bev removed from bottles-by saidfopenfer;

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional viewfofflmy vbottle opener showing thel position Loffthe parts 'thereof as the vtop ofv a-capped bottle isre'ceiv'ed 1 dforremoval of 'the cap, the the c apfthereon neck fof the bottle i and being indcatedlby broken lines; Fig. 3is a similar -v'iewshowin'gfthepositiono bottleopener'and-the .bottle cap cap from thebottle;

` Fig; 4 is 4a like view showing the position of 'the'partssof the opener upon-operation-thereofrto Aremove said cap from the bottle; and

Fig. 5 is a'horizontalcross-sectional view-taken 'substantially on the line 5-5 -in-Fig; 3.

Ithus illustrated, the lbott1e0pener of rmy invention comprises a frame `lfhaving-fa back Wall l`l with two parallel ears l2ancl l3extend i Sai'dframe may be conveniently mounted, as by screws 14, j'to any `theoutersurface ffabottled .beverage vending machine-or 'the like.

KVA Ibottle cap receiving member, shown generally .at IB, is .pivotally mounted upon the "frame rbetween-the two ears. l2 and 'I3 as by a pivot pin vITI which extendsbetween and issupp'orted bythe ears [Zand I3. Said bottle cap receiving'member it, disppsedpsranei -Anobject loftheinvention isto 'providea sim- Y lple'and reliable bottle openerrfiorremovingcaps 'of the'aforesaid type from bottles by applyinglto of the above characterlmeans tothe operation of the to the ears lz and 13', ana atop weben exterfdmg stood that although- "securedbetween'the lobes 22 of vvthe -sides -l and l-is-pivotally mounted-between The sidesy l8- and H, land'each has betweenlthetops of saidfsides. -i-Slv are pivoted' `on the 'pivot pin Yastrai'gl'it lower edge '2 II (Fg.'2) which extends vdiagonally*outwardly from a point adjacent Vthe pin 1"! to alobe 22form'edonthelowermost portionfof"each'of-thesides I8-and I9. Thetopfweb Ell'fhas an opening 23 therein adjacent its outer edge, `said outer "edge being ared Vupwardly to provide a'lip 24;

4'A'loc'zking member *Z5-is pivot-ally V'muoun'ted between the lobes 22 of the sides IB and I9 of the i-bcttleca'p receiving member as'by prot-rusions 26 which extend outwardly -from the opposite vvside 'edgesof the locking member adjacent the outer- Lmostedge thereof and are received by notches "21 'provided' inthe lobes 22. Sadi'lockingrmember is furtherpivotally retained between thelobes i22n as lby additional protrusions 2B, which extend 'outwardly' from the-opposite side edges-'ofthe 4locking rmember Av25 adjacent its inner edge and are vengaged kvby vlthe lobes -22 adjacent the `junction of ythe lower edges 2|-of `:the sides 18' and -l with said lobes (Fig. l). YIt will thusbe under- -the locking member A'25 Vis 5130i l-1`;-he-'bottle cap receiving 'fmember--|6, said locking member is nevertheless free toV pivot slightly inthe lnotches `'2111" inV the lobes.

lA--deforming"member, shown generally at 29, the 4sides l'8"and i9 of the bottle cap receivingfmem-ber i6 upon -a pivot'pin 30 which is supported by-said sides |2 fand l3-slightly--below the-pivotl pin Il. Saidfde'- `formingmembercomprises two sides-3l '^and32, which pivotallyreceive the pinv30, and a web33 extending between the sides. Said sides 3|-fan`cl 32 =each have Ia-vnger 34 formed thereon extend- :ingoutwardly .to-'@position beneath'andy in sliding contact with lthe under surface ofthe locking member-25. A. coil 'compression springf35, hav- :ingroneof its-ends resting against the backside Hof the frame I0 and its other end againstthe underside of the web 33 of the deformingmemvber 29. is disposed about thepin 30. It will thus beseen that :the l force of the spring 35 presses .thejingers 34, on the sides 3| and 32 of the deorming member 29, upwardly against the underside of thelocking member 25. This force on theflockingmenrber in turn holds the bottle cap receiving member inthe positionshown in Figs. l,`2,13 and-'5, with theback `edges of the sides I8 v'and 'i9 'thereofl disposed against or adjacent the backV l I ofthe r'frame I0.

Inv-operating :ny-bottle opener to remove -a -cap '38 from a bottle 31;*thefneckfoffthebottle with the cap thereon is rst inserted into the space between the lip 24 and the locking member 25. As the bottle cap and neck of the bottle are pressed into this space the lower edge of the bottle cap will pivot the locking member 25 downwardly slightly (Fig. 2). As soon as the bottle cap has been moved inwardly sumciently to clear the inner edge or surface 38 of the locking member 25, said locking member will snap upwardly and back into its normal position, with the edge or surface S8 thereof in engagement with the lower edge of the cap. At the same time the upper edge of said cap will enter the opening 23 in the web 20 of the bottle capv receiving member and the edge of the cap on the upper side of the same will thus be engaged by the front side or surface 39 of the opening 23. (See Fig. 3.) In this condition it will be observed that the cap 36 on the bottle 37 will be locked in the bottle opener. Using said bottle itself as a lever, said bottle is then pressed downwardly Vand in so doing the bottle cap receiving member i6 and the deforming member 29 are pivoted, respectively, about the pins i? and 3i`3. Inasmuch as the pivot pin I' is disposed `above the pin Sii, it will be understood that in the pivotation of the bottie cap receiving member and the deforming member, the outer edge or surface it of the latter and the edge or surface 38 of the locking member will be moved toward each other. This movement brings the surface di) of the deforming member into forced contact with the top surface of the bottle cap to crush or deform the same in a pinching action. (See Fig. 4.) Deformation of the cap brems the seal between the capand the bottle, whereupon the bottle may be withdrawn from the bottle opener, the cap being retained by said opener. Upon the removal of the bottle, the parts of the opener are immediately returned to their normal positions by the action of the spring 35. This return movement releases the crushed cap which thereupon falls downwardly through the space between the edge 3S of the Alocking member 25 and the edge le oi the deforming member and into a, receptacle di if such is disposed beneath the opener, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

It will be seen that inasmuch as the crushing force applied to the cap s6 is taken up by the edges or surfaces 38, 3S and 46, none of the force is received by or transmitted to the neck or top of the bottle, It will, therefore, be appreciated that this is one of the important advantages of the invention and that the breakage of Ybottles opened by my device is thereby reduced to a minimum.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for, clearness of understanding only, andno unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but the appending claims should be construed as broadly as permissible in view of the prior art.

I claim:

l. A bottle opener comprising: a frame; a bottle cap receiving member pivotally supported by said frame; a plurality of surfaces on said receiving member engageable with an edge of a bottle cap on opposite sides thereof while said cap is in sealing position cn a bottle; and a deiorming member pivotally supported by said frame, said receiving member and said deforming member being pivotable to pinch said cap between said deforming member and said surfaces to deform said cap and cause its removal from said bottle, said receiving member andvsaidde- 4 forming member being pivotable about separate axes.

2. A bottle opener comprising; a frame; a bottle cap receiving member engageable with an edge of a bottle cap on one side of the latter While said cap is in sealing position on a bottle; a locking member pivotally mounted on said receiving member and engageable with the edge of said bottle cap on another side thereof; and a deforming member pivotally supported by said frame, said receiving member and said deforming member being pivotable to pinch said cap between said locking member and said deforming member to deforr'n said cap and cause its removal from said bottle.

3. A bottle opener comprising: a. frame; a bottle cap receiving member engageable with an edge of a bottle cap on one side of the latter while said cap is in sealing position on a bottle; a locking member pivotally mounted on said receiving member and engageable with the edge of said bottle cap on another side thereof; and a deforming member pivotally supported by said frame, said receiving member and said deforming member lbeing pivotable to pinch said cap between said locking member and said deforming member to deform said cap and cause its removal from said bottle, said receiving member and said deforming member being pivotable about separate axes.

4. A bottle opener comprising: a frame; a bottle cap engaging member movably supported by said frame and having a surface engageable with an edge of a ybottle cap while said cap is in sealing position on a bottle, said bottle cap engaging member being movable in an arcuate path with respect to said frame; and a deforming member mounted on said frame opposite said surface of said bottle cap engaging member and movable with respect to said frame in a second arcuate path converging with and having a radius less than that of said first mentioned arcuate path, said bottle cap engaging member and said deforming member being simultaneously movable through said converging arcuate paths to'pinch said cap therebetween and deforrn the same, thereby facilitating removal of said cap from said bottle.

5. A bottle opener comp-rising: a frame; a bottle cap receiving member suppported by said frame and movable with respect thereto through an arcuate path; a plurality of surfaces on said receiving member engageable with an edge of a bottle cap on opposite sides thereof while said ca in sealing position on said bottle; and a forming member mounted on said frame opposlte said surfaces and movable with respect to said frame through a second arcuate path converging with and having a radius less than that of said rst mentioned arcuate path, said bottle cap receiving member and said deforming member being simultaneously movable through said converging arcuate paths to pinch said cap therebetween and deform the same, thereby facilitating removal of said cap from said bottle.

6. In a bottle opener: a frame; a bottle cap receiving member on said frame engageable with a bottle cap on one side of the latter while said Acap is in sealing position on a bottle; a locking member movably mounted on said receiving member and engageable with the edge of said cap on another side thereof while said cap is engaged by said receiving member, said receiving member and said locking member being movable as a unit through a single path with respect to said frame; and a deforming member on said frame engaging said locking member and movable with respect to said locking member and said frame through a path converging with said rst mentioned path to force said bottle cap against said locking member and thereby facilitate the removal of said cap from said bottle.

7. A bottle opener comprising: a frame; a bottle cap engaging member pivotally supported by said frame and movable with respect thereto about a rst axis; a surface on said engaging member engageable with an edge of a bottle cap while said cap is in sealing position on said bottle; a deforming member pivotally supported on said frame about a second axis and in sliding engagement with said bottle cap engaging member, said deforming member and said bottle cap engaging member being simultaneously ypivotable vabout their respective axes to pinch said cap therebetween for facilitating the removal of said cap from said bottle; and spring means operatively associated with said deforming member for retaining the same in engagement with said bottle cap engaging member.

RAY DREIER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the iile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 

